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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art History at Kenyon College, with a specialization in any field of Asian Art. Please apply! careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...

Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Asian Art History

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · 14d

In addition to the Willie Jack sighting in the first few minutes of the Lowdown, we have a second cameo of the book Man Moon beside Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke). Hoping Flaming Flamers show up next.

A screenshot of The Lowdown showing a corner of the fictional book, Man Moon, originally from Reservations Dogs.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Aug 28

I just downloaded the sample recommendation form for the Fulbright ETA program, and I'm pleased to see that someone in the Fulbright office is a 30 Rock fan.

A screenshot of the sample recommendation form with a recommender's name, Dr. Leo Spaceman, already prefilled.

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Maia Kotrosits @maiakotro.bsky.social · Aug 20

The cover for After Transformation. The @dukepress.bsky.social designers are just so great.

dukeupress.edu/after-transf...

#ancientbluesky #byzantinebluesky #classicsbluesky

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · May 11

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Mar 12

Actually they don't use the term byz so they are saved at least one letter this time!

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Mar 12

Happy to see a bit of Byzantine art make it into today's @nytimes.com crossword.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Dec 23

Congratulations! This is very interesting!

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · Dec 23

This paper was a long time in the making - we'd wondered about #viking nicking on the #Newark torc for a very long time...

... and then the #Knaresborough ring turned up! 😊

Had a lot of fun writing this with @trixranderson.bsky.social

#Archaeology

Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · Dec 23

bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/04/16/n...

One of my many obsessions is the reuse of ancient material in the Early Medieval Period; barrows, Roman spolia, Iron Age torcs in this case, written by @tessmachling.bsky.social and @trixranderson.bsky.social. Sherlock Holmes would be proud of these deductions.

Nicked and ‘nicked’: The Knaresborough gold ring and a possible Viking-redeposited Iron Age hoard from eastern England.

by Tess Machling, Roll Williamson & Mark Randerson [A download/print PDF version of the paper & Appendix 1 can be found at the end of the paper] This paper can be cited as: DOI 10.5281/zeno…

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Dec 9

New contribution to the Elements in the History of Constantinople by Cambridge University Press:

The Chora Monastery of Constantinople by Emmanuel S. Moutafov

Free download until January 2!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...

The Chora Monastery of Constantinople

Cambridge Core - European Studies - The Chora Monastery of Constantinople

www.cambridge.org

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 21

I'm giving a talk on December 5 via Zoom!
Inscribing Sacred Matter: Reading and Writing Inscriptions on Byzantine Relics
maryjahariscenter.org/events/inscr...

Inscribing Sacred Matter: Reading and Writing Inscriptions on Byzantine Relics
Date: Dec 5, 2024 Time: 12:00 PM–1:30 PM Location: Zoom

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Nikos Tsivikis @ntsivikis.bsky.social · Nov 18

Also I started on of these packs for the few working on #Byzantium and things #Byzantine or Eastern Roman, if you prefer. Say hi to be included, and send proposals for other people you know.
go.bsky.app/5imp5ju

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 17

I'm probably mistaken, but glad that I know my posts are deleted.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 17

This is how I understand it.

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Stephen L. Young @slyprofessor.bsky.social · Nov 16

🧵 Biblical studies bsky is arriving! Let's talk Jesus, the Bible, and trans people

Trans people are dehumanized, blamed, demonized, and lied about. I'm not a political operative with clout, but I am a biblical scholar who studies gender in antiquity

So how about the trans Jesus of Revelation? 1/12

Quotation of Revelation 1:13, "And in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed in a robe to his feet and a golden sash on his female breasts." It includes the Greek text for "on his female breasts" at the end.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 16

It must not be true because I haven't been active on there for a while. You need tweetxer because when you deactivate your account your tweets still exist for x do use how they wish. Tweetxer will delete them before you say goodbye for good.

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Juliet Samson-Conlon @julietsamsonconlon.bsky.social · Nov 15

Seeing as there are lots of introductions on here: my PhD research is looking at the material culture of Roman children, focussing on the site of Dura-Europos. Here are a couple of examples from the corpus of articulated bone dolls. I’m also looking at infant feeding bottles & terracotta toys.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 16

I am now officially Twitter/X free.

First I migrated all of my Tweets here using @blueark.app @en.blueark.app. Small fee!

Next I deleted all of my Tweets using tweetXer by @luca.run github.com/lucahammer/t.... Free!

Finally, I deactivated my Twitter/X account.

GitHub - lucahammer/tweetXer: Delete all your Tweets for free

Delete all your Tweets for free. Contribute to lucahammer/tweetXer development by creating an account on GitHub.

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ancienthistgeek.bsky.social @ancienthistgeek.bsky.social · Nov 15

“Using both large digital screens and double-sided animated projections … allows viewers to get up close and examine the mosaics’ intricate details.”
Exhibit: “Mosaico: Italian Code of a Timeless Art”
Through 2 Feb. 2025
DuPont Underground
AncientBluesky 🏺
www.theeagleonline.com/article/2024...

‘Mosaico’ Italian art exhibit featured at Dupont Underground - The Eagle

The new exhibit is in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy

www.theeagleonline.com

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kottke.org @kottke.org · Nov 8

Ooh, they are doing a second Wolf Hall TV miniseries based on Hilary Mantel’s third book in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light. Watch the trailer here. Mark Rylance (Cromwell) & Damian Lewis (Henry VIII) return. Nov 10 on BBC; Mar 23, 2025 on PBS. [kottke.org]

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light

In 2015, the BBC & PBS adapted the first two books of Hilary Mantel’s excellent Wolf Hall trilogy into a six-episode miniseries called Wolf Hall, starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as Henry VIII. N

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · Nov 5

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Nov 8

I don’t want to blow up this dipshit’s mentions but I would like to say this is my new favorite malapropism

Change message suggestions are
diamond dozen.

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Brad Hostetler @bradhostetler.bsky.social · Nov 7

Congratulations!

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Nov 5

The Trump campaign spent $134.38 on anti-trans ads for every single trans person that actually exists

Casey Parks
@caseyparks
Final tally: According to data from
@Ad_Impact
, Republicans spent nearly $215 million on network TV ads that paint trans people as a national threat. This figure does not include cable or streaming ads. There are 1.6 million trans people over the age of 13 in the U.S.

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · Oct 28

Of course 20:26 on a Monday evening is the perfect time for new articles to be published! Especially if they’re open access!

So if you’re interested in Artemis, Athenian religion, or clothing dedications here is my latest!

#ClassicsBluesky

Embodied Wearing: Clothing for Artemis in Ancient Athenian Religion1

This study examines the role of clothing in the worship of Artemis in ancient Athens and its surrounding region, focusing on the sensory and embodied experience of dress in religious practice. Usin...

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